TESTED: OWC Accelsior Pro Q PCIe SSD for 2010/2012 Mac Pro or any Thunderbolt Mac (via Helios Enclosure)
The OWC Accelsior Pro Q is a PCIe-based solid state drive (SSD) for the 2010/2012 Apple Mac Pro (or for PCs) and is also compatible with the Thunderbolt Macs of all kinds via the OWC Helios enclosure.
The Accelsior Pro Q can be used in any 2010 or 2012 Mac Pro, or by installing in the OWC Mercury Helios enclosure on any Mac with Thunderbolt.
- Up to 1293MB/s sustained speeds
- PCIe 2.0 x 8 SSD
- 480GB or 1TB or 2TB capacities
- 3 Year limited warranty
- Compatible with Thunderbolt Macs via OWC Helios enclosure.
The Accelsior Pro Q nearly doubles the performance of its OWC Mercury Accelsior predecessor.
Performance
Kicking off my review of the OWC Accelsior Pro Q:
Performance as Photoshop Scratch Drive (diglloydHuge Benchmark)
Sustained Transfer Speed, Single and Striped (2013 Mac Pro)